Restaurant in Rome, Italy
Michelin star, no tourist-trap pricing.
Zia is a Michelin-starred modern Italian restaurant in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood, priced at €€€ and ranked #96 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025. Antonio Ziantoni's technically grounded, classically rooted cooking delivers strong value relative to Rome's pricier starred rooms, with easy booking and Friday/Saturday lunch slots available.
Zia earns its Michelin star and its place in Rome's serious dining conversation. At €€€ pricing, it sits a tier below the capital's most expensive tables, which makes Antonio Ziantoni's technically grounded modern Italian cooking one of the stronger value propositions in starred Rome right now. Ranked #96 in Opinionated About Dining's Leading Restaurants in Europe for 2025 (up from #100 in 2024), Zia is on an upward trajectory. Book it for a special occasion dinner or a Friday/Saturday lunch if you want something that feels considered without the full-ceremony weight of a €€€€ room.
The address is Via Goffredo Mameli 45 in Trastevere, a neighbourhood most visitors associate with loud trattorias and tourist crowds. Zia operates in deliberate contrast to all of that. The room is composed and controlled in a way that signals you have stepped away from the busier streets, and that visual shift matters for a special occasion: this is a space that communicates that something considered is about to happen, without announcing itself with the theatrical grandeur you get at, say, La Pergola.
Antonio Ziantoni's cooking is described by Michelin as creative yet rigorous, built on classical foundations. That is a useful framing for anyone deciding whether to book: this is not a restaurant where tradition is being dismantled for novelty. The creativity here is structural, meaning techniques are deployed in service of flavour and balance rather than spectacle. Michelin's own note flags "full, rounded, and satisfying flavors" and calls it one of the most interesting addresses in Rome's starred dining scene. Those are not throwaway phrases from the Guide; they indicate a kitchen that has control and a clear point of view.
The hours matter more at Zia than at most places. The restaurant is closed Monday and Sunday. Tuesday through Thursday it is dinner only, running 7 PM to 9:30 PM. Friday and Saturday open both at lunch (12:30 PM to 2:30 PM) and dinner. If you are visiting Rome for a short trip and your schedule is flexible, the Friday or Saturday lunch slot is worth serious consideration: the experience is the same kitchen, the same quality, with natural daylight giving the room a different character. Lunch at a Michelin-starred address also tends to carry a lighter psychological weight, which some diners prefer for a celebratory meal that does not feel like a formal occasion. The booking difficulty is rated Easy, so you do not need to plan weeks in advance the way you would for Il Pagliaccio or Enoteca La Torre.
On service: at €€€ pricing, the question is always whether the service philosophy matches the food ambition. The Michelin framing of Zia as technically precise but never overwrought suggests the front-of-house operates in the same register. This is not a room where you will feel managed or processed. For a date or a small group celebration, that calibration matters; you want service that is attentive without being performative, and the current 4.7 rating across 599 Google reviews points to a consistent experience across a significant sample of diners. That rating at this volume is a meaningful signal, not an outlier.
For context within the broader Italian fine dining picture: Zia sits in a competitive national field that includes Osteria Francescana in Modena, Le Calandre in Rubano, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, and Enrico Bartolini in Milan. Among Rome's own creative dining options, you should also consider Acquolina and Achilli al Parlamento. Zia's OAD ranking puts it in a peer group that includes serious rooms across Europe, including Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler in Brunico and Dal Pescatore in Runate. For diners calibrating whether Zia belongs in the same conversation as a place like Le Bernardin in New York or memorable in Turin, the answer based on its OAD trajectory and Michelin recognition is yes, it does.
The practical case for booking Zia comes down to this: it is one of the few starred rooms in Rome where the price tier, the booking difficulty, and the kitchen quality are all aligned in the diner's favour. You are not overpaying for the neighbourhood. You are not competing with a six-week waitlist. And you are getting a chef whose upward momentum in European rankings suggests the current window is a good time to visit, before demand catches up with reputation.
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Zia is a Michelin-starred modern Italian restaurant in Trastevere, priced at €€€, which puts it below the top tier of Rome's fine dining in cost but not in quality. It is closed Sunday and Monday. The kitchen is creative but classically grounded, so expect composed, technically considered food rather than theatrical presentation. Booking is easy relative to other starred Rome addresses, so you do not need to plan far in advance. Come hungry and without agenda: the format rewards attention.
At €€€ pricing from a Michelin-starred kitchen ranked #96 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, yes. Zia delivers the technical depth of a higher-priced room without the premium you pay at €€€€ addresses. If you are weighing value across Rome's starred scene, Zia is one of the better arguments for spending on a tasting format rather than splitting the budget across multiple casual meals. The OAD ranking puts Ziantoni's cooking in a European peer group that justifies the price.
No dress code information is available in our records, but at a Michelin-starred room priced at €€€ in a composed Trastevere setting, smart casual is the safe baseline. That means no shorts or beachwear, but you are unlikely to need a jacket. If in doubt, err toward neater rather than formal — Rome's starred dining scene is not as ceremonially dress-conscious as equivalent rooms in Paris or Tokyo.
No specific dietary policy is listed in our records, and Zia does not have a website or phone number currently in our database. Contact the restaurant directly at booking to flag any requirements. As a kitchen working in a creative modern Italian format, there is typically room for adjustment in tasting menus, but confirm in advance rather than assume, especially for serious allergies.
Lunch is available only Friday and Saturday (12:30 PM to 2:30 PM), dinner Tuesday through Saturday (7 PM to 9:30 PM). For a special occasion dinner with the full atmosphere of an evening room, go at night. If you prefer a lighter experience or want the same kitchen in a less formal register, the Friday or Saturday lunch is a practical choice, and booking is unlikely to be harder than for dinner. The food quality is the same either way.
Seat count is not confirmed in our records. Zia is a small starred restaurant in Trastevere, which typically means limited capacity and constrained group options. For groups of four or more, contact the restaurant directly to confirm availability and whether any private or semi-private configuration is possible. Large groups (eight or more) should consider a €€€€ address with confirmed private dining infrastructure, such as La Pergola.
Specific dishes are not confirmed in our records, and Michelin-starred tasting menus change seasonally. What is well-documented is that Ziantoni's cooking prioritises balance and technical structure over theatrics, so expect clean, flavour-focused plates built on classical Italian foundations. Trust the tasting menu format: it is the format the kitchen is designed around, and it gives you the clearest picture of what Zia is doing right now. If you have strong preferences, flag them at booking.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
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| Zia | A young chef of undeniable and exceptional talent takes center stage in a restaurant tucked away behind the busiest tourist streets of Trastevere. We’re talking about Antonio Ziantoni – from whom the restaurant takes its name – and his cuisine, which is certainly creative yet always rigorous and measured, built on solid classical foundations. This technical mastery gives his dishes structure, balance, and a rare pleasingness, with full, rounded, and satisfying flavors. One of the most interesting addresses in Rome’s starred dining scene.; Chef: Antonio Ziantoni document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { var el = document.getElementById("Achievements_chefs"); if (el && el.parentNode) { el.parentNode.removeChild(el); } });; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe Ranked #96 (2025); A young chef of undeniable and exceptional talent takes center stage in a restaurant tucked away behind the busiest tourist streets of Trastevere. We’re talking about Antonio Ziantoni – from whom the restaurant takes its name – and his cuisine, which is certainly creative yet always rigorous and measured, built on solid classical foundations. This technical mastery gives his dishes structure, balance, and a rare pleasingness, with full, rounded, and satisfying flavors. One of the most interesting addresses in Rome’s starred dining scene.; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe Ranked #100 (2024); Michelin 1 Star (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top New Restaurants in Europe Ranked #140 (2023) | €€€ | — |
| Enoteca La Torre | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Il Pagliaccio | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Aroma | Michelin 1 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Idylio by Apreda | Michelin 1 Star | €€€€ | — |
| La Palta | Michelin 1 Star | €€€ | — |
Comparing your options in Rome for this tier.
Zia is a Michelin-starred restaurant on Via Goffredo Mameli 45 in Trastevere, run by chef Antonio Ziantoni. The location sits just off the neighbourhood's busiest tourist corridors, but the dining room operates at a different register entirely — creative Italian cooking with a classical technical base. Book well in advance: service runs Tuesday through Saturday evenings only, with Friday and Saturday lunch as the sole midday options. First-timers should note the restaurant is closed Sunday and Monday.
At €€€ pricing, Zia sits below Rome's top-tier splurge restaurants but well above a casual dinner out. Michelin recognised Ziantoni's cooking as rigorous and measured, with structure and balance rather than novelty for its own sake — which is the right profile for a tasting menu format. Opinionated About Dining ranked it #96 in Europe in 2025, which is meaningful external validation. If you want technically precise modern Italian without paying Heinz Beck prices, the value case is solid.
The venue data does not specify a dress code. Given the Michelin-starred setting and the neighbourhood context — Trastevere skews casual, but Zia operates at a different level — neat, put-together clothing is a reasonable baseline. Avoid beach or resort wear; anything you would wear to a serious urban restaurant in Rome will work.
No specific dietary policy is documented in the available venue data. For a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant, contacting the restaurant directly ahead of booking is standard practice and expected — most kitchens at this level accommodate restrictions with advance notice. Call or email when you reserve to flag any requirements.
Lunch is the harder seat to get by calendar alone — it's only available Friday and Saturday, versus four evenings a week (Tuesday through Saturday). If your schedule allows a Friday or Saturday lunch, that's often the easier way into a starred restaurant of this type: less pressure, sometimes shorter menus, and better light in the room. Dinner gives you more days of availability. Both services run the same kitchen under Ziantoni, so the cooking quality is the same variable.
No group-specific policy or private dining information is listed in the venue data. Given that Zia is a Michelin-starred restaurant in a Trastevere side street, it almost certainly has limited covers — making large groups (8+) logistically difficult without advance coordination. For groups of 4 to 6, check the venue's official channels when booking; for larger parties, confirm whether the space can accommodate before committing.
Specific menu items are not documented in the venue data, so recommending individual dishes is not something Pearl can do accurately here. What the Michelin guide and Opinionated About Dining both flag is Ziantoni's focus on full, rounded flavours built on classical technique — the menu skews creative but not experimental for its own sake. The tasting menu is likely your best window into what the kitchen is doing; à la carte options, if available, should be confirmed when booking.
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